Just a quick video of the Skullcandy Barrel XT with the covers removed, what's underneath and how does it sound!?! 😀 don't forget to like and subscribe fam 💜
@@Jagistreviews What I'm most interested in is how it compares to the speakers such as Tribit Stormbox Blast or the Soundcore Motion Boom Plus. I'm owning the motion boom plus, and if the bass on this thing is deeper and harder than on the motion boom plus, it might be an argument for purchasing it.
@pericore9100 I know for a fact it holds its own vs the tribit stormbox blast and has a bit deeper bass but the tribits bass is a little stronger, I know it's an upgrade over the motion boom plus for sure, I'll be doing vs videos asap so we can see what it can do
You were the first person I saw on RUclips to have posted about this speaker in the previous video you posted about it, I’d never even known of its existence prior to that. I’ve enjoyed your videos for a while now and I’m hardly much of a commenter but for what it’s worth I believe you deserve way more subs for what you’ve put in. Thank you for consistently putting in the work for us and I wish you the best of luck for your channel.
Thank you so so much!!! That means a lot to me, I love making these videos and I love people being able to see them, this speaker is awesome especially for the price it's so so good and pretty nice deep bass
@@Jagistreviewsyou’re welcome and yeah, it looks like a steal from your review. I bet it won’t get released here in the UK though, the Monster Blaster 3.0 never did although for now I’m happy with my two Boombox 2’s until I upgrade to the Boombox 3 at some point when money permits. I regret now not jumping on the hype train when I first got into speakers about three years back and failing to buy an AIWA Exos-9 when they were still available, it held its own pretty well for its age against the BB3 in your comparison.
@-_-69420-_- the boombox 2 is one of my favorites, and the bb3 is really awesome, this skull candy is amazing especially for 169$ I'm loving it, it pretty similar to the boombox 2 and has pretty decent bass and lights
This thing is a BEAST and at only $79.00 at Walmart for the early BLACK FRIDAY SALE I had to purchase two of them for only $158.00 to link them together. I recommend that people should get at least one of them at that price.
I freaking am loving mine so dang much!!! I think I'm going to get another one so I can pair them up together, I can't believe how beastly these are for so damn cheap 😁
@bass_freak I think it sounds good but not as good as the boombox wifi, but for 169$ you can get 3 for the price of 1 boombox wifi so the choice is yours, I love jbl but I hate their prices
I just picked this up from Walmart for $79 an absolute steal for the sound quality😊... it's not quite as refined as the Boombox 3 but it's damn close to it... and the Boombox 3 is on sale for Black Friday for $350 what's a normal price of 500. This speaker is the go-to option for me especially since I can pick up 2 forcnormal price right now...or 4, link em together and still pay less than the ALREADY DISCOUNTED Boombox 3 LOL
I love mine so much!!! An amazing deal at 79$ honestly is worth the full 150$ price to, definitely not quite as good as the boombox 3 but pretty close for sure
just got my Barrel xt and its nice actually. just did some bass measurements. if i measure the front of the speaker bass rolls off at 40hz if i measure from the back passive radiator it rolls completely off at 30hz however between 30hz and 38hz its barely audible. so realistically its strong till about 45hz and it can do some bass between 38hz and 44hz just at a lower db. bb3 does go deeper for sure. bb3 is strong down to about 40hz. this is about equal to the blast maybe slightly deeper
@ferreiragunderson5027 it's physically not possible to get lower im such a small enclosure. So no, the "LFM" Mode you're talking about doesn't make the speaker sound deeper. In fact it sounds even worse with lfm
So I use liberty 3 pro earbuds by anker to listen to reviews because of the dual driver setup they have, and “spatial” or “surround” audio so when ever you moved the camera around while the speaker was playing my earbuds had a field day just sending the sound in all of the directions possible 😂
Just out of curiosity, would it make much difference to swap the stock sub with Alpine, Pioneer, Rockford, etc? I've always loved Skullcandy, since Jr High, and am really interested, but I've been working with JBL speakers for a few years and don't see any videos comparing this one to a JBL Extream of Boom Box. Thanks in advance!
After a few hours comparing speakers. The barrel xt, blast and encore i think the barrel xt is a interesting speaker. Its not perfect. I think there is to much treble. The parry i like is the mids and highs arw super clear but i think there pushed forward to much. I think it masks the bass a tad. As for bass while i does play somewhat deep. There is not much output below 50hz. It goes down to about 38hz at a reduced db. I found in comparison to the tribit the barrel xt has more mid bass rumble and thump. However the tribit has more impressive bass at 41hz. This one track i use has a 41hz bass tone and the barrel xt just slightly plays it but the blast has at least 3 times the put out at specific moment in the song. That was the theme of the rest of the tracks i compared. One track the barrel xt sounds more impressive and the next one the blast sounds better. So depending on the bass tones wull determine which sounds better. The tribit j found has a bass peak a bit deeper than the barrel xt. It has an ovrerall warmer feel to its bass. The encore plays significantly deeper than the blast. Irs not even close. At least 3 times the deep bass rumble. However the encore struggles a tad with mid bass runble and i found on somw tracks the barrel sounds bettter. Im not a fan of the mid and highs on the encore. They sound a bit muffeled to me and closed in. The barral xt sounds more open and with better imaging as the full range drivers are farthed apart. This is not a spealer you want to be close to when playing due to the sharp highs and forward mids and highs. Keep it back at least 10 feet.
Thanks for doing so much testing and getting all these good results, I will use this information as best as I can and eventually should be able to post some videos with all these speakers
But JBL Boombox 3 WiFi kicks all their asses. Because it is tuned for indoors. Much better. Easily 38 Hert. Most songs i listen will be great. And it does not have 700 Hertz peak outdoor tuning like normal Boombox 3. Boombox 3 is more mid upper bass. Boombox 3 WiFi is deep bass boosted. And JBL is louder than two and now with WiFi better sound quality. 🗿🍷
Hi. I just picked up one of the Barrel XT from Walmart and mine doesn't seem to charge past 70%. Have you been able to fully charge your unit? It came in dead so I put it on the charger for about 12 hours. Nice video by the way.
@@Jagistreviews Funny thing. After I left that comment I checked the battery level and it said 80% full. 🤷🏾♂️I think I'll buy another one. That $79.99 price at Walmart is great. Buy two for the regular price of one.
my only issues with the boombox 3 was the crappy battery life and it doesnt really get that loud, plus when you put it to max volume, the bass is barely audible, it rolls off at about 70% of max volume and never gets louder, curious to see if this barrel gets louder with bass at max volume
I agree with all that, the barrel does not get louder than the boombox 3 unfortunately, its more the loudness of the boombox 2, though it does seem to retain its bass better to me, but you can get 2 or 3 skullcandy Barrel for the price of one jbl boombox 3 and 2 or 3 is for sure going to sounds better than just one jbl boombox 3, battery on the skullcandy is better than on the boombox 3 as well
Been looking for a boombox sized speaker with more low end and this honestly looks amazing for the price Naturally it came out only a few days before I bought an Encore, lol Comparisons soon? Would love to see how the Barrel holds up!
Turned out the refurbished encore I got had a defective battery. Was a whole mess but I did get to test the speaker along with the Tribit blast a while ago. Had to get a Barrel brand new especially after all the refund trouble lol Encore blows the barrel and tribit out of the water for bass but the tribit does best at max volume for mids and highs. Skullcandy also seems to be the least powerful (70 Watt? Vs 90W Tribit 100W Encore). Bass from the skullcandy is definitely deepest for its size and price range though IMO Skullcandy does have a really good balance. Tribit has distortion from passive radiators and a weird dip in the highs, Encore has low battery life and falls apart outside. Skullcandy sounds most natural and clean and still gets loud without any distortion or strange frequency dips and keeps pretty good clarity although the bass does thin out at max The big thing is the portability though, Skullcandy is most portable by a landslide from what i’ve experienced owning all three and a partybox 110. Makes a huge difference for me being able to easily use a speaker anywhere and the skullcandy is not only the lightest but also the most convenient with the strap hooks too. The tribit is heavy and clunky and the Encore is heavy/awkward to carry. Skullcandy also has that smaller center piece on the bottom which I found surprisingly useful for setting it on smaller tables etc than the Tribit or Encore. IMO Skullcandy did pretty good this time with the Barrel, I just think if they were to up that main driver 20 watts or so to match up with the competitors like Tribit they’d be on top no question
I bought one of these new this week. To ne it sounds weak like it could use a few notches to be louder i have a jbl xtreme 2 and the volume is a little louder on that. It does sound great though
I just ordered one myself for 79 dollars from Walmart for their Black Friday deals on the speaker now I'm tempted to order a second one for left and right channel Only reason I didn't buy one of these speakers is how much it cost at normal price waiting for a good sale
I love the lights too, and yes it's pretty dang similar sounding to the tribit and I think the bass is actually deeper on this than the tribit, I'm getting a tribit again and will do a vs battle asap
@@Jagistreviews That would be amazing. the Blast is $146 right now so it's a little bit ahead of Skullcandy on price but if the XT goes deeper it might be worth the difference. Never underestimate the power of a larger diameter single woofer, it usually has more cubic inches of cone than 2 woofers in the same enclosure.
@@Jagistreviews Hell yeah, like the OG Aiwa Exos 9. I did the math and if the woofer is a standard 6.5" model the cone area will be 33.18 inches. The cone area of two Stormbox Blast 4.2" speakers adds up to only 27.7 inches so the Skullcandy can push way more air. If they get the wattage and tuning right (and up the excursion) they become the king of boom.
@Jagistreviews btw that speaker has battery management like the Sony's, so the volume isn't good passed 50% for party's but it still goes very deep in the bass.
@@Jagistreviews it's the main reason why I don't have them anymore plus I prefer this although the xb700 does sound great but it just doesn't have deep bass
@TheAscendedTechNinja the sonys definitely suffer from low bass, otherwise they sound pretty dang good but jbl deep bass is way better, this skull candy surprisingly has really good deep bass, almost the same as like the boombox 2
Damn Jagist I'm almost ashamed to say I just Bought it today Black Friday sale today Walmart + 54.00 with coupons I had to work it Hard and also I could have got a second for 73.00 out the Door with Coupon there was only 5 left and I canceled the order and let my People enjoy the Good times ... You know what happened to the Guy that got everything he ever wanted ????He lived happily ever after ...With Bass
Ahh damn I'm sorry to hear that man, you for sure should keep checking I'm sure they will get them back in stock in time for you to get one for cheaper, you really should try your hardest to get one, they are a Damm good speaker especially for that price!!!
The bb3 reaches a bit lower on bass and is a notch louder than the skullcandy, to me this skullcandy is really comparable to the bb2, I think the bb3 is for sure better but 3x more expensive
Great video man! And it does have a good decent amount of bass on it. Just a quick question though. I got mine back in November when it was onsale. Now I just noticed mine doesn't fully charge nomore. All the lights are full except the last one it just keeps blinking had it charging like 5 hours and never fully charged. I tried to look online for anwsers but couldn't find any. You happen to know any idea on why it doesn't fully charge.
Hmm I haven't experienced that problem yet myself, I got mine for black Friday too, that sounds like it good be the battery starting to give out already that's basically what my jbl extreme 1 and 2 did, that just sucks its happening so soon if that's what it is, otherwise I'm really not sure what it could be
@Jagistreviews Gotcha! Seen on there website where they give ya a 1 year warranty on it. Monday I'll just have to chat with them and get a replacement. And I really don't use it that often either is the weird part about it with how if that is the reason the battery starting to go out so soon. Thanks for your reply.
@jasonschannel1315 your welcome definitely let me know if they replace it for you, it may just be a slightly defective unit, luckily I've had no problems yet with mine
@Jagistreviews I watched a Skullcandy user guide video and it shows when you hold the the volume up and down at the same time when it's on that it will say what Percentage it is at. And mine says 100%. I just don't ever recall the charging light constantly blinking especially hours later. But Skullcandy is closed on weekends so I got to wait till Monday to be able to reach out to them. But I'll definitely let ya know what they tell me.
@jasonschannel1315 sounds good, as long as it gets to 100 that's all that matters let me test mine and see if it does the same thing, I honestly can't remember now and it honestly could
I so wish you could get Devialet Phantom I 108. And test it and fall in love with the monster sound!😂 I so wish they made a 50% sale. Sometimes they do. Instantly! I mean this! Instantly buy one!😂😂😂 1500€! Or to save some money and also getting great sound 103 version. Now they are soo expensive! It is my dream speaker. But i do not have money to buy one! Mania is the only one that is now possible to grind. But i want The Big Boss!😊
Mania is a joke! To be honest. It sounds good for its size not going to lie, it goes deep and for that size it is impressive.😲 But everyone wanted a bigger speaker. No one really likes the small ones. A Boombox!😱 If they made a Boombox! With their Heart Bass Implosion monster technology! (Read about ADH, HBI and SAM) It could go 25 Hertz! JBL Boombox 3 WiFi killer! It would so destroy it! Easy! I hope Devialet is cooking something.🥺 2024??? 2025???
And yeah. No one actually cares about the small ones. All skip Devialet Phantom II. Of course, because Devialet Phantom I is the real deal! Only people with bad patience buy the small ones! Not me! I want the best!😆 But to be honest i am also a portable super fan! I want a Boombox! But now JBL Boombox 3 WiFi is the only one and it is not enough!💀 I need moarrrr! 30 Hertz strong bass! Devialet please make it! JBL Boombox 3 WiFi wins by luck. Because all other speaker brands are MID! Sony, LG, etc. And there are some who do not care about making bass portable speakers. Bang&Olufsen. For example. They could also easily make a Boombox that destroys JBL, but they care more about clear sound than monster bass. But Devialet does care and i hope they are making it.
I just ordered one myself for 79 dollars from Walmart for their Black Friday deals on the speaker now I'm tempted to order a second one for left and right channel
@mihaijuravle6145 I think it and the tribit stormbox blast are probably the best speakers you can buy for under 200$ right now, the tronsmart max looks pretty good though to but I haven't heard it yet
I'll do a hertz test on it asap but no from what I hear it's about 40 to 38herts at its lowest, the only one that I know of that can play lower is the jbl boombox 3 but this thing goes pretty dang low
Just bought it yesterday got it out of the box and turned it in and it seemed fine playing Bluetooth then after about 5 seconds the sound cuts out and all you hear is the bass from whatever is playing
Whaat? How much does it cost? How deep does Skullcandy go? What is it advertised? Please tell me. 40 Hertz? But can it go deeper? Like 38 Hertz? JBL always goes like 5 Heetz deeper than their ratings. How strongly? Test some songs with 38 Hertz in it. Please. And what does it sound like against JBL Boombox 3? And is there any possibility for you to test JBL Boombox 3 WiFi? JBL Boombox 3 WiFi is way better than JBL Boombox 3. They say JBL Boombox 3 WiFi is tuned for indoors. It is deep bass boosted. JBL Boombox 3 is tuned for outdoors. It has more mid upper bass. You can hear 700 Hertz peak. JBL Boombox 3 WiFi is what people really wanted. JBL Boombox 3 is meh. JBL Boombox 3 WiFi is better.
Hey so I'm not sure what's it's rated I'll have to check, to me I think the jbl boombox still goes deeper and is a bit louder than this skullcandy, I'll try to get my hands on the bb3 wifi edition and do some test, this does go surprisingly low in frequency and for 169$ it's nearly impossible to beat for the price, I mean you can get like 3 of these for the price of one jbl boombox and three of these would dominate just 1 boombox, I'll do some test and vs battles soon
Idk how this thing gets suck rave reviews the bass js lacking IMO the harmon kardon oynx studio i have has way more bass output even with bass boost on
@@Jagistreviews ok I am impressed it haves that size then because that's very big woofer .so it should sound very loud then how come they say that LG xg9 with much smaller woofers sound louder at outdoors it must be more than it's horn tweeter.or JBL just don't sound loud enough sounds good but not loud enough
Hey guys just realized it goes louder while plugged in, so the sub does vibrate even more when i plug it in than it does here
Damn, the JBL curse. I hope it can still go head to head with the big boys while unplugged.
@@robbielex it still is very loud while unplugged and still goes head to head with the other speakers in its class
@@Jagistreviews What I'm most interested in is how it compares to the speakers such as Tribit Stormbox Blast or the Soundcore Motion Boom Plus. I'm owning the motion boom plus, and if the bass on this thing is deeper and harder than on the motion boom plus, it might be an argument for purchasing it.
@pericore9100 I know for a fact it holds its own vs the tribit stormbox blast and has a bit deeper bass but the tribits bass is a little stronger, I know it's an upgrade over the motion boom plus for sure, I'll be doing vs videos asap so we can see what it can do
You were the first person I saw on RUclips to have posted about this speaker in the previous video you posted about it, I’d never even known of its existence prior to that. I’ve enjoyed your videos for a while now and I’m hardly much of a commenter but for what it’s worth I believe you deserve way more subs for what you’ve put in. Thank you for consistently putting in the work for us and I wish you the best of luck for your channel.
Thank you so so much!!! That means a lot to me, I love making these videos and I love people being able to see them, this speaker is awesome especially for the price it's so so good and pretty nice deep bass
@@Jagistreviewsyou’re welcome and yeah, it looks like a steal from your review. I bet it won’t get released here in the UK though, the Monster Blaster 3.0 never did although for now I’m happy with my two Boombox 2’s until I upgrade to the Boombox 3 at some point when money permits. I regret now not jumping on the hype train when I first got into speakers about three years back and failing to buy an AIWA Exos-9 when they were still available, it held its own pretty well for its age against the BB3 in your comparison.
@-_-69420-_- the boombox 2 is one of my favorites, and the bb3 is really awesome, this skull candy is amazing especially for 169$ I'm loving it, it pretty similar to the boombox 2 and has pretty decent bass and lights
Wow the bass is really good just from the video itself
I love it!!! It's really good and deep 🥰
Just got one at Walmart for 79 buck's and it rock's i love the bass it makes and it's super loud the woofer does move a lot it's awesome
I'm still loving mine and honestly for the price you can't go wrong
Nice, I also have that little Aiwa speaker back there lol, it was so strong the passive ripped, and the amp blew the speaker..
Ha ha I never use my little aiwa anymore it was ok at best but I always listen on my big bluetooth speakers ha ha
This thing is a BEAST and at only $79.00 at Walmart for the early BLACK FRIDAY SALE I had to purchase two of them for only $158.00 to link them together. I recommend that people should get at least one of them at that price.
I freaking am loving mine so dang much!!! I think I'm going to get another one so I can pair them up together, I can't believe how beastly these are for so damn cheap 😁
We need some comparison videos right away💯
Yes sir ha ha I'm going to make a few asap
Sexy speaker.
I hope it can finally compete with JBL Boombox 3/3 WiFi.
@bass_freak I think it sounds good but not as good as the boombox wifi, but for 169$ you can get 3 for the price of 1 boombox wifi so the choice is yours, I love jbl but I hate their prices
Great video
Thank you very much!!! 😁
I just picked this up from Walmart for $79 an absolute steal for the sound quality😊... it's not quite as refined as the Boombox 3 but it's damn close to it... and the Boombox 3 is on sale for Black Friday for $350 what's a normal price of 500. This speaker is the go-to option for me especially since I can pick up 2 forcnormal price right now...or 4, link em together and still pay less than the ALREADY DISCOUNTED Boombox 3 LOL
I love mine so much!!! An amazing deal at 79$ honestly is worth the full 150$ price to, definitely not quite as good as the boombox 3 but pretty close for sure
That's not a bad price for the boombox 3 but you can buy like 5 skullcandy Barrels for that right now ha ha
Very nice!!!
Thanks 😊
just got my Barrel xt and its nice actually. just did some bass measurements. if i measure the front of the speaker bass rolls off at 40hz if i measure from the back passive radiator it rolls completely off at 30hz however between 30hz and 38hz its barely audible. so realistically its strong till about 45hz and it can do some bass between 38hz and 44hz just at a lower db. bb3 does go deeper for sure. bb3 is strong down to about 40hz. this is about equal to the blast maybe slightly deeper
Heck yeah I'd say a little better lover bass than tribit but bb3 definitely destroys it on low bass hands down, still an amazing speaker for the price
I k ow I didn't do hertz but its amazing
See if you can disable the "Low pass frequency" like you can with JBL speakers.. the Charge 5 is way more capable than it's programmed perameters.
@@ferreiragunderson5027 I'm not sure how I would go about doing that with the skullcandy but I can try
@ferreiragunderson5027 it's physically not possible to get lower im such a small enclosure. So no, the "LFM" Mode you're talking about doesn't make the speaker sound deeper. In fact it sounds even worse with lfm
So I use liberty 3 pro earbuds by anker to listen to reviews because of the dual driver setup they have, and “spatial” or “surround” audio so when ever you moved the camera around while the speaker was playing my earbuds had a field day just sending the sound in all of the directions possible 😂
Ha ha those sound like awesome headphones ha ha I want some
They used to be more but they’ve dropped in price.
Just out of curiosity, would it make much difference to swap the stock sub with Alpine, Pioneer, Rockford, etc?
I've always loved Skullcandy, since Jr High, and am really interested, but I've been working with JBL speakers for a few years and don't see any videos comparing this one to a JBL Extream of Boom Box.
Thanks in advance!
I'm going to try to get a jbl boombox 3 again and I'll compare them, upgrading the sub might make it even better but I'm not really sure
After a few hours comparing speakers. The barrel xt, blast and encore i think the barrel xt is a interesting speaker. Its not perfect. I think there is to much treble. The parry i like is the mids and highs arw super clear but i think there pushed forward to much. I think it masks the bass a tad. As for bass while i does play somewhat deep. There is not much output below 50hz. It goes down to about 38hz at a reduced db. I found in comparison to the tribit the barrel xt has more mid bass rumble and thump. However the tribit has more impressive bass at 41hz. This one track i use has a 41hz bass tone and the barrel xt just slightly plays it but the blast has at least 3 times the put out at specific moment in the song. That was the theme of the rest of the tracks i compared. One track the barrel xt sounds more impressive and the next one the blast sounds better. So depending on the bass tones wull determine which sounds better. The tribit j found has a bass peak a bit deeper than the barrel xt. It has an ovrerall warmer feel to its bass. The encore plays significantly deeper than the blast. Irs not even close. At least 3 times the deep bass rumble. However the encore struggles a tad with mid bass runble and i found on somw tracks the barrel sounds bettter. Im not a fan of the mid and highs on the encore. They sound a bit muffeled to me and closed in. The barral xt sounds more open and with better imaging as the full range drivers are farthed apart. This is not a spealer you want to be close to when playing due to the sharp highs and forward mids and highs. Keep it back at least 10 feet.
Thanks for doing so much testing and getting all these good results, I will use this information as best as I can and eventually should be able to post some videos with all these speakers
The bass is so deep in that speaker
I love it
JBL Boombox 3 has 5.25 inch passive radiators and 7.4 x 4.5 inch subwoofer.
Thank you, I couldn't remember all the way ha ha, the boombox 3 is for sure still bass king and still a bit louder than the rest in its class
@@D753e true and 2 skullcandy Barrel XT are going to kick 1 jbl boombox 3 ass
But JBL Boombox 3 WiFi kicks all their asses.
Because it is tuned for indoors.
Much better.
Easily 38 Hert.
Most songs i listen will be great.
And it does not have 700 Hertz peak outdoor tuning like normal Boombox 3.
Boombox 3 is more mid upper bass.
Boombox 3 WiFi is deep bass boosted.
And JBL is louder than two and now with WiFi better sound quality.
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5 inches not 5.25 7 not 7.4 this Skullcandy is an entire 6.5 making it much bigger than JBL boombox 3
Nope.
JBL Boombox 3 is exactly what i told.
And it has much deeper bass than Skullcandy.
Much better.
And JBL Boombox 3 WiFi even better.
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Hi. I just picked up one of the Barrel XT from Walmart and mine doesn't seem to charge past 70%. Have you been able to fully charge your unit? It came in dead so I put it on the charger for about 12 hours. Nice video by the way.
I haven't had that problem, mine charges all the way, I would switch it out for a different one
@@Jagistreviews Funny thing. After I left that comment I checked the battery level and it said 80% full. 🤷🏾♂️I think I'll buy another one. That $79.99 price at Walmart is great. Buy two for the regular price of one.
@Uncle-Mal they are amazing especially for that price, I love mine
Does the uscC allow you to charge it ? Only run DC in my rig, thanks!
Not that I know of, I think that's just too charge other devices like your phone with the skullcandy speaker
Subbed!
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Gigachad!
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Thank you!!! 😁
my only issues with the boombox 3 was the crappy battery life and it doesnt really get that loud, plus when you put it to max volume, the bass is barely audible, it rolls off at about 70% of max volume and never gets louder, curious to see if this barrel gets louder with bass at max volume
I agree with all that, the barrel does not get louder than the boombox 3 unfortunately, its more the loudness of the boombox 2, though it does seem to retain its bass better to me, but you can get 2 or 3 skullcandy Barrel for the price of one jbl boombox 3 and 2 or 3 is for sure going to sounds better than just one jbl boombox 3, battery on the skullcandy is better than on the boombox 3 as well
For Volume and use in an open area at 100%, I think the LG XG9 is better than the BB3
Been looking for a boombox sized speaker with more low end and this honestly looks amazing for the price
Naturally it came out only a few days before I bought an Encore, lol
Comparisons soon? Would love to see how the Barrel holds up!
It is awesome, I need to get an encore again and test them againts each other
@@JagistreviewsThank you for your amazing work,do you agree that nothing can beat the bb3 on his category?
@GeorgeLungu618 I think the jbl bb3 is about the best so far but the price is way too much
@@Jagistreviews True.
Turned out the refurbished encore I got had a defective battery. Was a whole mess but I did get to test the speaker along with the Tribit blast a while ago.
Had to get a Barrel brand new especially after all the refund trouble lol
Encore blows the barrel and tribit out of the water for bass but the tribit does best at max volume for mids and highs. Skullcandy also seems to be the least powerful (70 Watt? Vs 90W Tribit 100W Encore). Bass from the skullcandy is definitely deepest for its size and price range though
IMO Skullcandy does have a really good balance. Tribit has distortion from passive radiators and a weird dip in the highs, Encore has low battery life and falls apart outside. Skullcandy sounds most natural and clean and still gets loud without any distortion or strange frequency dips and keeps pretty good clarity although the bass does thin out at max
The big thing is the portability though, Skullcandy is most portable by a landslide from what i’ve experienced owning all three and a partybox 110. Makes a huge difference for me being able to easily use a speaker anywhere and the skullcandy is not only the lightest but also the most convenient with the strap hooks too. The tribit is heavy and clunky and the Encore is heavy/awkward to carry. Skullcandy also has that smaller center piece on the bottom which I found surprisingly useful for setting it on smaller tables etc than the Tribit or Encore.
IMO Skullcandy did pretty good this time with the Barrel, I just think if they were to up that main driver 20 watts or so to match up with the competitors like Tribit they’d be on top no question
I bought one of these new this week. To ne it sounds weak like it could use a few notches to be louder i have a jbl xtreme 2 and the volume is a little louder on that. It does sound great though
I agree it could use an extra notch or two of volume and power for sure, it does get a bit more loud and strong when plugged in as well
How is the 60W output divided among the three drivers?
I'm honestly not 100 percent sure, my guess would be 40 watts to the main woofer and 10 watts to each side woofer
Could you do a teardown with this id like to see the woofer🤔
Ya I can do a little teardown on it very soon
How do you remove the grill
Start at the bottom of the speaker where the line is and pry up gently with a butter knife and it should pop off
Can you do a video on it ive been trying to clean it since something spilled on the speaker
@tito2ron ya but it will be later today
*passive radiators
Thank you ha ha I forgot what they where called for a min, woops 😅
Is it really only 60watts? It’s bigger than my stormbox blast and it has 90watts
It says only 60 watts but it sounds like it's 100 watts
I just ordered one myself for 79 dollars from Walmart for their Black Friday deals on the speaker now I'm tempted to order a second one for left and right channel
Only reason I didn't buy one of these speakers is how much it cost at normal price waiting for a good sale
Heck yeah!!! It's worth it trust me, I even think it's worth it at full price but it's a no Brainer at 79$ that's such a great deal
@@Jagistreviews now I just got to wait for it to ship!
@shawnwacek6791 that's always the hardest part ha ha, it's so so worth it though
OMG I love the LEDs on this speaker but can it go head to head with a Tribit Stormbox Blast and it's amazing sound but ugly LEDs???
I love the lights too, and yes it's pretty dang similar sounding to the tribit and I think the bass is actually deeper on this than the tribit, I'm getting a tribit again and will do a vs battle asap
@@Jagistreviews That would be amazing. the Blast is $146 right now so it's a little bit ahead of Skullcandy on price but if the XT goes deeper it might be worth the difference. Never underestimate the power of a larger diameter single woofer, it usually has more cubic inches of cone than 2 woofers in the same enclosure.
@robbielex so true!!! I'll do test very very soon, I just need to get another tribit on Amazon in a few days
@robbielex I love that it has a 6 inch subwoofer I think that's so cool 😎
@@Jagistreviews Hell yeah, like the OG Aiwa Exos 9. I did the math and if the woofer is a standard 6.5" model the cone area will be 33.18 inches. The cone area of two Stormbox Blast 4.2" speakers adds up to only 27.7 inches so the Skullcandy can push way more air. If they get the wattage and tuning right (and up the excursion) they become the king of boom.
could you do a review of a onn. Large Party Speaker Gen. 2
Yes super soon I'm going to get one
@Jagistreviews btw that speaker has battery management like the Sony's, so the volume isn't good passed 50% for party's but it still goes very deep in the bass.
@TheAscendedTechNinja oh dang that's good to know, I wish they didn't do that ha ha that's my least favorite feature on the Sony speakers
@@Jagistreviews it's the main reason why I don't have them anymore plus I prefer this although the xb700 does sound great but it just doesn't have deep bass
@TheAscendedTechNinja the sonys definitely suffer from low bass, otherwise they sound pretty dang good but jbl deep bass is way better, this skull candy surprisingly has really good deep bass, almost the same as like the boombox 2
Damn Jagist I'm almost ashamed to say I just Bought it today Black Friday sale today Walmart + 54.00 with coupons I had to work it Hard and also I could have got a second for 73.00 out the Door with Coupon there was only 5 left and I canceled the order and let my People enjoy the Good times ... You know what happened to the Guy that got everything he ever wanted ????He lived happily ever after ...With Bass
Ahh damn I'm sorry to hear that man, you for sure should keep checking I'm sure they will get them back in stock in time for you to get one for cheaper, you really should try your hardest to get one, they are a Damm good speaker especially for that price!!!
I have the SONY SRS-XB43 speaker, and I’m wondering if this speaker is any better.
Yes this speaker is way better, it's about the same as the jbl boombox 2 and the Sony srs xg500
@@Jagistreviews That’s awesome! I might consider the upgrade! Thanks for the feedback! :)
@YTFan-eo6hu your welcome, they are cheap right now for special sale on Walmart. Com
which has more bass bb3 or skullcandy? which is more clear ?
The bb3 reaches a bit lower on bass and is a notch louder than the skullcandy, to me this skullcandy is really comparable to the bb2, I think the bb3 is for sure better but 3x more expensive
6.5 inches and 2 x 2.75 inches measure the passive radiator at the back we love to know how big it is
Thank you I'll measure it and let you know asap
@@Jagistreviews get it on
Is the passive radiator on the back placed inside out Or that's the better placement?
Yes it's inside out, weirdly a lot of passive radiators are
@@Jagistreviews JBL and others does this, Bose and some others does the opposite. Nobody knows which is better
@@emmanuelhebrew1171 exactly
I got another question. Does the speaker make a rattling sound whenever you play it?
Mine does not, if yours does then it's a defect for sure
@@Jagistreviewsthanks
@@BATMANJOK3R355 your welcome 😁
The one on tha side and at the back is not woofers those are called "Passive Radiator""Passive bass Rafiator"
I totally forgot ha ha that was my fault, but yes you are very right they are passive radiators and pretty sweet
Great video man! And it does have a good decent amount of bass on it. Just a quick question though. I got mine back in November when it was onsale. Now I just noticed mine doesn't fully charge nomore. All the lights are full except the last one it just keeps blinking had it charging like 5 hours and never fully charged. I tried to look online for anwsers but couldn't find any. You happen to know any idea on why it doesn't fully charge.
Hmm I haven't experienced that problem yet myself, I got mine for black Friday too, that sounds like it good be the battery starting to give out already that's basically what my jbl extreme 1 and 2 did, that just sucks its happening so soon if that's what it is, otherwise I'm really not sure what it could be
@Jagistreviews Gotcha! Seen on there website where they give ya a 1 year warranty on it. Monday I'll just have to chat with them and get a replacement. And I really don't use it that often either is the weird part about it with how if that is the reason the battery starting to go out so soon. Thanks for your reply.
@jasonschannel1315 your welcome definitely let me know if they replace it for you, it may just be a slightly defective unit, luckily I've had no problems yet with mine
@Jagistreviews I watched a Skullcandy user guide video and it shows when you hold the the volume up and down at the same time when it's on that it will say what Percentage it is at. And mine says 100%. I just don't ever recall the charging light constantly blinking especially hours later. But Skullcandy is closed on weekends so I got to wait till Monday to be able to reach out to them. But I'll definitely let ya know what they tell me.
@jasonschannel1315 sounds good, as long as it gets to 100 that's all that matters let me test mine and see if it does the same thing, I honestly can't remember now and it honestly could
I so wish you could get Devialet Phantom I 108.
And test it and fall in love with the monster sound!😂
I so wish they made a 50% sale.
Sometimes they do.
Instantly!
I mean this!
Instantly buy one!😂😂😂
1500€!
Or to save some money and also getting great sound 103 version.
Now they are soo expensive!
It is my dream speaker.
But i do not have money to buy one!
Mania is the only one that is now possible to grind.
But i want The Big Boss!😊
Mania is a joke!
To be honest.
It sounds good for its size not going to lie, it goes deep and for that size it is impressive.😲
But everyone wanted a bigger speaker.
No one really likes the small ones.
A Boombox!😱
If they made a Boombox!
With their Heart Bass Implosion monster technology!
(Read about ADH, HBI and SAM)
It could go 25 Hertz!
JBL Boombox 3 WiFi killer!
It would so destroy it!
Easy!
I hope Devialet is cooking something.🥺
2024???
2025???
And yeah.
No one actually cares about the small ones.
All skip Devialet Phantom II.
Of course, because Devialet Phantom I is the real deal!
Only people with bad patience buy the small ones!
Not me!
I want the best!😆
But to be honest i am also a portable super fan!
I want a Boombox!
But now JBL Boombox 3 WiFi is the only one and it is not enough!💀
I need moarrrr!
30 Hertz strong bass!
Devialet please make it!
JBL Boombox 3 WiFi wins by luck.
Because all other speaker brands are MID!
Sony, LG, etc.
And there are some who do not care about making bass portable speakers.
Bang&Olufsen.
For example.
They could also easily make a Boombox that destroys JBL, but they care more about clear sound than monster bass.
But Devialet does care and i hope they are making it.
@bass_freak I would love to get their products and test them out, they look so dang amazing!!! They just are so so expensive ha ha
@@bass_freak I'm in love with the bigger speakers all the way around
All of this shit for 179 dollars is a fucking steal
Heck yes!!!
How did you get covers off
At the bottom where the 2 seams meet I used a butter knife and pried it open and pulled it off
Passive radiator not passive woofer.
so its a 2.2 system
2.1 I believe
How deep bass does it have?
At least down to 40hrtz I think lower though I'm going to do test on it asap
Da.n 40 hertz pretty. Bass heavy
@tito2ron this speaker does bass super good with that 6.5inch subwoofer, not quite as good as the jbl bb3 but really damn good
Easily 40 to 38 hertz
Just tested and it plays down to 32 hertz very well
That's a unusual size for a woofer, 6.5 " seems impossible to fit, good thing it's 4 ohm and the others are 6 ohm
It's a massive sub even the braven xxl and monster blaster 3.0 only have 5.25 inch subs
Walmart will be having this on sale for $80 on Nov 8 😮😮
Dang that's a amazing deal, I may have to pick up another just so I can stero pair them
I just ordered one myself for 79 dollars from Walmart for their Black Friday deals on the speaker now I'm tempted to order a second one for left and right channel
I just recently got this speaker and after having it for like a week and it won’t turn on for some reason
That's not good at all, have you tried to factory reset it?
@@Jagistreviews how do I factory reset it?
@@cutecat_6921 press and hold the minus and plus button for 10 seconds
@@Jagistreviews this still did not work thank you for your help though I appreciate it.
@cutecat_6921 no problem, I'm really sorry it's not working, can you take it in to Walmart and exchange it for a new one
How many rms watts is it
I believe the manual said 80 watts so pretty much the same at the jbl boombox 2
@@Jagistreviews ah not bad
@doodle9 not at all, it's one of my favorite speakers for the price and it does deep bass just like the jbl boombox 2 and 3 which is awesome
@@Jagistreviews yea worth it for the price
That woofer has got a lot more unused potential
I agree they could have pushed it way more!!! But it sounds really good
Jagist just noticed that it only goes to full power while plugged in 😮
@@JagistreviewsHi! Do you think this is the best speaker in his segment for 180-200$? I have the HK onyx 8 and I want to upgrade to this.
@mihaijuravle6145 I think it and the tribit stormbox blast are probably the best speakers you can buy for under 200$ right now, the tronsmart max looks pretty good though to but I haven't heard it yet
Yeah it doesn't move much like the back big bass radietor also the sides got unused potential
Is that woofer realy 6 inches ???
I'll pull it apart and measure it, they claim it's 6.5 inch but it looks more like 6 to me
Bro I know that ain't no motherfuking 6.5 inch subwoofer in the middle of that goddamn speaker
Oh but it is very huge in oerson
I'll measure it
@tito2ron its a big one
Hold up in the front that’s a subwoofer????. Is it
Yeah 6.5 inch subwoofer in the front with 2 3inch full range drivers then 2 passive radiators on the side and 1 in the back
Please fix your think about passive radiators. Passive radiator is no even have motor coil inside.
Noted, I'll do my best to remember
can you play a track from cyberpunk?
I would but they would copyright my video if I did, that's why my music isn't the greatest that I play on here ha ha
@@Jagistreviews play one with another background music, you can pause i dont complaint
@@Jagistreviews i wanna know if you can test it on the restroom so know #1 does it make echos #2 does the bass fade out while in the shower?
@user-gn2ni2dp6f I may do that at some point, I got a couple videos the new ultimate Ears epicboom coming out I'm working on real quick
can this speaker play below 30hz?
I'll do a hertz test on it asap but no from what I hear it's about 40 to 38herts at its lowest, the only one that I know of that can play lower is the jbl boombox 3 but this thing goes pretty dang low
@@Jagistreviews ok sweet definitely hyped to see that frequency test video
@sarcxsm7230 even bb3 can't do much below 35hz. If you want under 30hz with solid output, you need a partybox 710 or phantom speaker
@alexlittig7927 super true, I think the bb3 does the best but honestly this skull candy does pretty amazing
@Jagistreviews for 169 you can't beat it.
I just got one and I’m having problems with it
What problems are you experiencing with it
Just bought it yesterday got it out of the box and turned it in and it seemed fine playing Bluetooth then after about 5 seconds the sound cuts out and all you hear is the bass from whatever is playing
@christhomas3753 go take it back immediately and switch it out for a different one, sounds like you got a faulty one maybe has a loose wire
@@Jagistreviews I know Skullcandy offers warranty’s just didn’t know if I wanted to just send it back to them
Eqable?
Not with an app, only with 3rd party eqs
Whaat?
How much does it cost?
How deep does Skullcandy go?
What is it advertised?
Please tell me.
40 Hertz?
But can it go deeper?
Like 38 Hertz?
JBL always goes like 5 Heetz deeper than their ratings.
How strongly?
Test some songs with 38 Hertz in it.
Please.
And what does it sound like against JBL Boombox 3?
And is there any possibility for you to test JBL Boombox 3 WiFi?
JBL Boombox 3 WiFi is way better than JBL Boombox 3.
They say JBL Boombox 3 WiFi is tuned for indoors.
It is deep bass boosted.
JBL Boombox 3 is tuned for outdoors.
It has more mid upper bass.
You can hear 700 Hertz peak.
JBL Boombox 3 WiFi is what people really wanted.
JBL Boombox 3 is meh.
JBL Boombox 3 WiFi is better.
Hey so I'm not sure what's it's rated I'll have to check, to me I think the jbl boombox still goes deeper and is a bit louder than this skullcandy, I'll try to get my hands on the bb3 wifi edition and do some test, this does go surprisingly low in frequency and for 169$ it's nearly impossible to beat for the price, I mean you can get like 3 of these for the price of one jbl boombox and three of these would dominate just 1 boombox, I'll do some test and vs battles soon
True test: play Too $hort
I can do more for sure
Idk how this thing gets suck rave reviews the bass js lacking IMO the harmon kardon oynx studio i have has way more bass output even with bass boost on
Do you have bass boost on? Maybe you got a faulty unit, mine definitely pushes out way more bass than my harmon onyx studio 7
@@Jagistreviews yep i have bass boost on. ill try the other unit because i bought two from walmart.
@mdmoore1984 let me know how it goes, my bass on mine is pretty decent
“Passive woofer on the side” 😒
JBL Charge 3 woofer.
😂😂😂
😁😅🤣
سماعه خري
Yeah
Again, stupid the passive radiators to call Subwoofer or woofers or something. This even not have own motor inside or coil.
I've gotten it right in every video I've made other than this, don't be rude and call me names because I made a mistake, I'm human and mistakes happen
Yeah would you like someone to call you names because of 1 mistake over naming a speaker part
I dont think jbl race woofer haves a 8x4 inch woofer you must kean 6x4 for JBL boombox 3
Check out my other video, I took it apart and measured the woofer, depending on how you measure it, I got 8inch by 4inch
@@Jagistreviews ok I am impressed it haves that size then because that's very big woofer .so it should sound very loud then how come they say that LG xg9 with much smaller woofers sound louder at outdoors it must be more than it's horn tweeter.or JBL just don't sound loud enough sounds good but not loud enough
@@juanitoamador7423 lg and jbl about the same, jbl boombox 3 better bass, lg better clarity from horn tweeter I think